Terry Maxon, our partner in airline related mayhem over at the Dallas Morning News gets a quote of the week nod this week.

More than one subscriber sent us a note yesterday about Terry’s take on Virgin America’s Fred Reid. The comment came in connection with American’s Dave Cush’s move over to Virgin territory.

And I quote from one email, ” I burst out laughing when I saw Terry Maxon’s post calling Fred Reid a “fine airline executive.”

Here’s the full quote:

“C. David Cush, American Airlines’ senior vice president for global sales, will become CEO of Virgin America.

And who got to make the announcement? Why, Donald J. Carty, Mr. Cush’s former boss at American. David obviously made an impression on Mr. Carty, who is both chairman of Virgin America’s board of directors and chief financial officer at Dell.

Mr. Cush replaces Fred Reid, a fine airline executive who unfortunately for Mr. Reid and Virgin America was seen as too tightly connected with the Virgin Group, the British investors behind the new airline. Although foreign investors don’t own more of Virgin America than U.S. law allows, DOT thought Mr. Reid would be too beholden to the foreign investors.”

That Terry. He’s one snarky fellow, isn’t he?  Yes, Fred is certainly a “fine airline executive.” Isn’t he?

Those folks in Dallas had better watch out. I understand Terry’s daughter is a writer, just like Dad. And a pretty good one at that.

The weekend before last, Dad and daughter were in New Orleans where she picked up the “Best Short Story by a High School Student” Award at the New Orleans Words and Music Festival. She was also a finalist and semi-finalist in a couple of other writing categories. The Festival is put on by the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society. Proud Dad tells me she met with a few agents, had her work critiqued by some movers and shakers, and all in all, it sounds like Lindsey Maxon is already an accomplished writer.

And she’s only 16.

Dad had better watch out. He’s got some competition in the house.

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